37 Ways To Write About Anger

How do we write about anger in an authentic way? We all get angry. It is natural and it can be a good thing. When it is uncontrolled or unnecessary, anger will not do us any favours on either a personal or a social level.

The same is true for the characters we create. When we write about angry characters, we should remember that there is always something behind this emotion. Anger is usually a surface emotion. It is a reaction to an underlying problem.

Here are 37 things to consider when you write about anger:

A) Motivation

We usually become angry when we feel:

confused

frustrated

hurt

jealous

embarrassed

powerless

rejected

worried

We need to write about anger when our characters are feeling this way, but how do we incorporate it into our story? We can use body language, actions, non-actions, and reactions to show this emotion.